Let me preface this by saying the thing I know my dad would say if I shared these thoughts with him in person. My dad, technically speaking, did not teach
2024 5th Grade Promotion Letter
Whenever I come to the end of a school year, my mind drifts to the sad reality that, after Thursday, I will never see many of you again. Even those
The Joy of Christmas
The Prince Caspian movie really botched its ending. Well, it botched more than just the ending, but for our purposes in discussing Christmas, I’d like to focus on how the
Why We Visit Narnia
In the preface to The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe C.S. Lewis writes a letter to the little girl for whom the story was written. By the time the
2023 5th Grade Promotion Letter
To the Archway Arete 5th Graders of 2022-2023, I want to talk to you about words. Yes, words. Words mean sentences and sentences mean grammar and grammar means, well, meaning.
Come and See
In John 4, Jesus breaks Jewish custom and goes through Samaria to get back to Galilee. While there, he breaks custom again and speaks to a Samaritan woman. “Jews have
2022 5th Grade Promotion Letter
To the Archway Arete 5th Graders of 2021-2022, It has been such a joy to watch all of you grow so much throughout the school year. There’s something so special
The Sins of Our Heroes
“The heroic deeds of those great worthies do not comfort the church so much as their faults and bruises do.” – Richard Sibbes I’m not sure who started the ill-conceived